Dawna Jones

September 30, 1934 - February 8, 2012

Dawna Meline Brinley Jones passed away February 8th in McKay-Dee Hospital in Ogden following a stroke at age 77. She was born in Idaho Falls, Idaho, September 30, 1934. She was the daughter of Eldon D. and Lillie Holm Brinley. She and her first husband, John A. Kirk, had three children: Ronald, Kim, and Russel. Two other boys, Larry Scott, and Randy died at birth. Her husband John died in January 1961. She later married Harold Garnell (Gary) Jones of Brigham City, Utah who had four children: Sidni, Ronda, Patti, and Michael. Gary worked for Bell Aerospace and the family lived in a number of locations including Brigham City, Utah, Niagara Falls, New York, Incirlik, Turkey, and New Orleans, Louisiana. Gary died in New Orleans in 1987. Following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, Dawna lived with her brother’s family in Provo, Utah for a year before settling in Liberty, in 2007. She is survived by her brother Doug Brinley, children, 10 grandchildren, and 2 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Monday, Feb. 13, at 11:00 a.m. A viewing prior to the services will be held from 10:00-11:00 at the Liberty First Ward Chapel: 4279 North 3300 East, Liberty. The family wishes to thank her neighbors and members of the Liberty First Ward who opened their hearts to this widow and treated her as family. Burial will be in Provo at the Provo City Cemetery, 610 South State.